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Experience and Meaning in Small-Group Contexts: Fusing Observational and Self-Report Data to Capture Self and Other Dynamics
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Vriesema, Christine Calderon; McCaslin, Mary – Frontline Learning Research, 2020
Self-report data have contributed to a rich understanding of learning and motivation; yet, self-report measures present challenges to researchers studying students' experiences in small-group contexts. Rather than using self-report data alone, we argue that fusing self-report and observational data can yield a broader understanding of students'…
Descriptors: Group Dynamics, Small Group Instruction, Measurement Techniques, Student Experience
Co-Regulation of Student Motivation and Emergent Identity
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McCaslin, Mary – Educational Psychologist, 2009
In this article I outline a co-regulation model of identity that is based on an emergent interaction perspective derived from Vygotskian theory. I use this model to suggest the role of motivation in identity development. The co-regulation approach is one of many modern attempts (e.g., social cognitive, social constructivist, sociocultural) to…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Student Motivation, Cultural Influences, Theories
Learning Motivation: The Role of Opportunity
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McCaslin, Mary – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: Student motivation typically has been studied as it relates to extrinsic (e.g., reinforcement) and intrinsic (e.g., choice) sources of influence. Our observation of Grades 3-5 classrooms engaged in Comprehensive School Reform (CSR), however, unexpectedly indicated that opportunities for both rewards and choice were scarce. This…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Student Attitudes, Participant Observation, Learning Motivation
Student Motivational Dynamics
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McCaslin, Mary; Burross, Heidi Legg – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: Student motivation typically has been studied as it relates to extrinsic (e.g., reinforcement) or intrinsic (e.g., personal choice) sources of influence, with scant attention to sociocultural context. This article builds on a previous article in this special issue that (1) addresses the role of opportunity in the motivation of…
Descriptors: Poverty, Student Motivation, Grade 3, Grade 4
What We Learned about Research on School Reform: Considerations for Practice and Policy
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Good, Thomas L.; McCaslin, Mary – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: The U.S. federal government has been interested in improving the performance of students who come from low-income homes since the time of Lyndon Johnson's "Great Society" initiatives in the 1960s. The current administration strongly supports the belief that good schools can be created and has funded the Comprehensive…
Descriptors: Learning Theories, School Restructuring, Program Effectiveness, Educational Change
Student Perceptions of Teacher Support
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Dolan, Alyson Lavigne; McCaslin, Mary – Teachers College Record, 2008
Background/Context: Working theories about student goal orientation, understanding of intelligence, and affective mediation of task engagement inform current beliefs about students and learning and motivation. Much research has focused on identifying effective teaching strategies to raise the achievement of disadvantaged students; however, less is…
Descriptors: School Restructuring, Teacher Effectiveness, Student Attitudes, Goal Orientation